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>I found it pretty forgettable overall and I didn't care for most of the vocal samples.
Yeah, there's no subtlety to them compared to how they were often used in their older work. The little snippets that they would use often would get your imagination going due to the lack of context or not being as forward in the mix most of the time. They'd almost feel like voices you'd hear in a hypnagogic state.
I feel like this could partially be a symptom of a modern mentality where everything needs to be spelled out and mystery and insinuation aren’t as appreciated, but I think it’s more likely a result of trying to find a different way of doing things instead of repeating their older work.
>Most of it felt monotonous to me and it was a bit of a chore for me to finish some of the songs.
I agree. I found myself waiting for the album to end.
>"Arena Americanada" was okay I guess, but I'd have to listen to it a few more times to realy say how I felt about it. I did like "You Retreat In Time And Space" quite a bit, but it's not good enough to salvage the rest of the experience for me.
Those are some definitely some of the better pieces, I think. I like the little arpeggio sound that appears in “Arena Americanada,” which genuinely has a nostalgic association for me, but it’s ultimately just a bit of pleasant ornamentation on top of a pretty nondescript track. There’s nothing on the album I can recall that I’d consider genuinely good. Some of the better tracks almost remind me of warmed-over The Campfire Headphase rejects. The Campfire Headphase is the last Boards of Canada album I like (and I honestly enjoy it more than I do Geogaddi), but even that sounded more clinical than their prior work as far as production goes.
Tomorrow’s Harvest at least had “Nothing is Real,” which I consider a truly great track and immediately liked, but there’s nothing like that on Inferno.
>I would say the album it's trying too hard to be spoopy or something, but it falls flat on being unnerving.
Agreed. The music almost feels like it’s made for a modern movie or TV series trying to seem creepy, dark, or even vintage but without putting much work into it.
>I'll probably listen to it again in a week or so to see how I feel about it then.
I've been listening to some of the tracks again and don't like them any better now.